Warning: Wiping Android phones doesn’t actually delete personal data (here’s what to

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http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X8dAR4MEjXtVO7FHyKHjsw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/bgr-google-nexus-5-1.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/warning-wiping-android-phones-doesn-t-actually-delete-133017395.html)Have you sold your used Android phones in the past when upgrading to a new smartphone? Were you safe, making sure to reset the phones and wipe them of all your personal data first? Bad news, Android users: A new study has revealed that using Google’s reset function in Android doesn’t actually delete your personal data. SEE ALSO:-Here’s how to give your Android phone a huge speed boost Computer and mobile security firm Avast recently conducted a study in which it purchased 20 used smartphones online. The devices had been wiped using Android’s in-built reset mechanism, but Avast was still able to recover-private photos, contacts, owner identities and more using common tools that any hacker might posses. As is the



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